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I highly doubt America would ever extradite for such an issue. It is not a crime for an American citizen to refuse to appear in another nation before the assembly of another nation. Other nations may not legislate for or compel citizens of America.

Most importantly, extradition requires the crime to be illegal in both nations. This is not. Contempt of Canadian parliament is not a crime on American soil, whereas something like murder is.

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I don’t think Meng from Huawei was committing a crime that was illegal in China yet the USA still had her held and extradited from Canada.

She hasn't been extradited yet. Her defence say:

> her case should be tossed anyway because: her arrest was an abuse of process; the fraud charge she is facing in the United States is for a crime that doesn't exist in Canada; and the U.S. government's extradition request represents an 'abuse of power'.

The relevant question would be whether the activity is a crime in Canada, not in China.

Obstruction of Justice is a crime in both countries, and Parliament could certainly charge him with that, if it wished.

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